Boys' name · peaked in 1995
Austin name popularity since 1925
436,364 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Austin (1.3% girls, 98.7% boys). Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Austin is about 28 years old in 2026. Austin peaked in 1995 as the #10 name for boys, and it ranked #113 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 436,364
- Named Austin, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #113
- for boys in 2025 (3,103 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.7% boys
- 5,650 girls · 430,714 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 1.90× its national share
Peak year is the year Austin made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Austin births per year, 1925–2025
1995 was the biggest year for Austin both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Austin became 3.5× more common, from 1 in 260 baby boys to 1 in 73.
- Steepest fall: Between 1998 and 2003, its share of baby boys fell by 52%, from 1 in 81 to 1 in 169.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Austin's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Austin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Austin in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 6 | 2,031 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,688 | #364 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,491 | #382 |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,208 | #515 |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,031 | #533 |
| 1970s | 80 | 4,841 | #377 |
| 1980s | 849 | 31,307 | #107 |
| 1990s | 1,534 | 190,140 | #10 |
| 2000s | 1,155 | 112,776 | #38 |
| 2010s | 1,186 | 59,130 | #69 |
| 2020–25 | 840 | 21,071 | #113 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
46.9% of babies named Austin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Austin is most popular
The index compares Austin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Austin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.90× | 2,949 |
| Utah | 1.90× | 7,042 |
| Idaho | 1.67× | 2,892 |
| Oregon | 1.57× | 6,400 |
| Wyoming | 1.54× | 910 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Austin and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Austin (this page) | 430,714 | 1995 |
| Austen | 8,114 | 1995 |
| Austyn | 5,173 | 1996 |
| Auston | 3,429 | 1997 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Austin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Austin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Austin (1995).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data